It was billed as Greer High School quarterback Raheim Jeter taking on his former team, but before the night was over the Byrnes High School football team made a statement on the ground.

The Rebels topped Greer, 33-8 ,Friday at Dooley Field behind 82 yards from Rahjai Harris on 13 carries. He also had two touchdowns, one on the ground and the other on a 41-yard reception from quarterback Lawrence Scott.

"I have to give a shoutout to the offensive linemen," Harris said. "They come in and work hard everyday. We had to finish, that's what we told ourselves ahead of time."

Jeter finished the game 15-of-32 for 163 yards and three interceptions.

"We saw their hands on their knees and hips and that made us want to finish them off," Harris said of the Yellow Jacket defensive line. "We've been preaching all week about finishing."

Here are nine other takeaways from area high school football in Week 0:

Liberty High School cheerleaders Morgan Nichols, front, Elena Hunter, and Skye Sexton practice flips before the game with DW Daniel High School at Liberty High School in Liberty Friday, August 23, 2019. Ken Ruinard / staff

Despite losing offensive coordinator Paige Wofford in the offseason, the Daniel offense scored more this year against Liberty than last year. Daniel racked up 360 yards of total offense in its opener.

Tyler Venables led the way with three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing), junior running back Jordan Grayden had a breakout game with two early touchdowns, while Billy Bruce added a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.

In the passing game, Venables only missed two passes in 19 attempts and six different receivers had multiple catches in the game.

Pickens sophomore Jamorea Keith(24) is tackled while trying to leap over Easley senior Josh Hill(33) during the third quarter at Easley High School in Easley Friday, August 23, 2019. Ken Ruinard / staff

Pickens sophomore Jamorea Keith(24) is tackled while trying to leap over Easley senior Josh Hill(33) during the third quarter at Easley High School in Easley Friday, August 23, 2019. Ken Ruinard / staff

After trailing for the entire first half, Easley turned up the intensity in the second half to capture another win over rival Pickens, 31-14.

The Green Wave scored 24 unanswered points in the second half starting with Dylan Lyda running 77 yards for a touchdown early into the third quarter. The Easley defense, which had to replace much of last years starters, came up big on a fourth down stop in the third quarter and followed it with a Kasten Harvey touchdown run to take the lead 19-14.

Easley never looked back and have extended their win streak over Pickens to 10 games.

Crescent's long night

Crescent's goal this week was to forget about the past, little did they know they would have to wait all night to do it. A weather delay pushed back an original 8 p.m. kickoff time to almost 10 p.m.

Crescent jumped out to an early lead but McCormick answered their touchdown with a kickoff return touchdown and two-point conversion to lead 8-7, they took a 14-7 lead to halftime.

Crescent opened the second half with a blocked punt that lead to a touchdown to tie the game at 14-14. Each side would score one more time but when it was all said and done, at a little past 12:30 am, Crescent prevailed 21-20.

After winning their home opener, Crescent will now spend five weeks away from home with four consecutive road games followed by a bye week.

Pickens County showdown looming

One of Daniel's team goals is the win the county and the first step in accomplishing that goal is coming next Friday as they'll welcome Easley.

Easley had an impressive performance to open up the Caleb King era by scoring 31 points. The Green Wave will likely to have a much tougher task ahead in Daniel on the road next Friday.

It will be another test for Easley's defense facing another high-scoring offense with the majority of last year's unit returning.